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200 HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EXAM
ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE COMPLETELY
UPDATED 2025–2026 EDITION | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED A+ PERFORMANCE
What is yoga?
- ANSWER: yoke," meaning to join together- Union yoga means stillness of the
mind
Union of body, mind, and spirit
Patanjali
- ANSWER: the Father of modern yoga and the yoga sutras
Yoga Sutra,
- ANSWER: Written at least 1,700 years ago, it's made up of 195 aphorisms
(sutras), or words of wisdom.
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asana
- ANSWER: body posture*
what is yoga for?
- ANSWER: a mental practice during which there is opportunity to work through
stress, emotional issues, anxiety or psychological challenges. Yoga practice
encourages mindfulness, or creating awareness. the matt is your mirror
Ashtanga
- ANSWER: "8 limbs" (ashta= eight, anga = limb)
what are the 8 limbs
- ANSWER: -Yamas - sense of ethics and our personal integrity
-Niyamas- personal observances and self-discipline
-Asanas- are yoga poses
-Pranayamas- is breathing
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-Pratyahara -is self observation and controlling our senses- work on outside
distractions
-Dharana- is concentration- inside distractions- focus on one point
-Dhyana- is meditation- stillness of the mind
-Samadhi- to stand outside of
what are the five rules to Yamas
- ANSWER: -the golden rule/ how we react to others -Ahimsa- practice of non-
violence/non harming others and the self
-Satya- is the practice of truthfulness
-Asteya - practice of non-stealing
-Brahmacharya- is moderation, or the proper use of energy
Aparigraha- is practicing non-attachment/ appreciating because it can be fleeting
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what are the five niyamas
- ANSWER: -how we react to ourself/help ourselves. -Saucha- is the practice of
purification/ cleansing
-Santosha- is the practice of contentment
-Tapas- practicing discipline and austerity
-Svadhyaya-is the practice of self study/ alone time
-Ishvara Pranidhana- is devotion, dedication and surrender to the Highest Love
karma yoga
- ANSWER: To do this, we have to take the benefits we receive from our practice
and give them as an offering.
we experience a connection with a power greater than ourselves. This is the
oneness, the surrender, that is Ishvara Pranidhana.
examples: community classes,charity benefits or some other form of giving or
donation
200 HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EXAM
ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE COMPLETELY
UPDATED 2025–2026 EDITION | VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED A+ PERFORMANCE
What is yoga?
- ANSWER: yoke," meaning to join together- Union yoga means stillness of the
mind
Union of body, mind, and spirit
Patanjali
- ANSWER: the Father of modern yoga and the yoga sutras
Yoga Sutra,
- ANSWER: Written at least 1,700 years ago, it's made up of 195 aphorisms
(sutras), or words of wisdom.
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asana
- ANSWER: body posture*
what is yoga for?
- ANSWER: a mental practice during which there is opportunity to work through
stress, emotional issues, anxiety or psychological challenges. Yoga practice
encourages mindfulness, or creating awareness. the matt is your mirror
Ashtanga
- ANSWER: "8 limbs" (ashta= eight, anga = limb)
what are the 8 limbs
- ANSWER: -Yamas - sense of ethics and our personal integrity
-Niyamas- personal observances and self-discipline
-Asanas- are yoga poses
-Pranayamas- is breathing
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-Pratyahara -is self observation and controlling our senses- work on outside
distractions
-Dharana- is concentration- inside distractions- focus on one point
-Dhyana- is meditation- stillness of the mind
-Samadhi- to stand outside of
what are the five rules to Yamas
- ANSWER: -the golden rule/ how we react to others -Ahimsa- practice of non-
violence/non harming others and the self
-Satya- is the practice of truthfulness
-Asteya - practice of non-stealing
-Brahmacharya- is moderation, or the proper use of energy
Aparigraha- is practicing non-attachment/ appreciating because it can be fleeting
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what are the five niyamas
- ANSWER: -how we react to ourself/help ourselves. -Saucha- is the practice of
purification/ cleansing
-Santosha- is the practice of contentment
-Tapas- practicing discipline and austerity
-Svadhyaya-is the practice of self study/ alone time
-Ishvara Pranidhana- is devotion, dedication and surrender to the Highest Love
karma yoga
- ANSWER: To do this, we have to take the benefits we receive from our practice
and give them as an offering.
we experience a connection with a power greater than ourselves. This is the
oneness, the surrender, that is Ishvara Pranidhana.
examples: community classes,charity benefits or some other form of giving or
donation
